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#17170C Soft Black

#17170C is Soft Black.

#17170C

Soft Black

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #17170C?

HEX
#17170C
RGB
rgb(23, 23, 12)
HSL
hsl(60, 31%, 7%)
OKLCH
oklch(20.1% 0.020 108)
CMYK
0, 0, 48, 91

#17170C has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #17170C
#17170C
Same color
White
18.0AAA
Near-black
1.0Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #17170C · 18.0:1

Tints and shades of #17170C

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F6E7
  2. #D6D7C8
  3. #B7B8A9
  4. #999A8C
  5. #7D7D6F
  6. #616154
  7. #46473A
  8. #2E2E22
  9. #17170C

Colors that go with #17170C

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Soft Black, #17170C and Dark Plum, #3C1F1F; Black Olive, #2E3C1F and Dark Plum, #3C1F1F; Bistre, #3C2E1F and Evergreen, #284D28 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --soft-black-1: #17170C; /* Soft Black */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #17170C

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (50)

Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (2)